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The M&A Advisor magazine nominates BCMS as European finalist in three Dealmakers’ Awards 2014 categories

International M&A advisor BCMS has been shortlisted as a finalist in three award categories by The M&A Advisor magazine, in the forthcoming inaugural Dealmakers’ Awards.

The Dealmaker’s awards will be presented at a ceremony during the invitation-only 2014 International Financial Forum, to be held on the 22nd October 2014, at Bloomberg’s London headquarters. The awards will be adjudicated by an independent panel of judges, before the ultimate winners are selected.

2014 M&A Advisor Award Finalist LogoBCMS has been nominated in three categories for successfully managing the sale of further education software developer, Compass Computer Consultants Ltd, to Advanced Computer Software Group Plc. The categories include: M&A Deal of the Year $10m – $100m; Corporate / Strategic Acquisition – Deal of the Year; and Technology, Media, or Telecoms – Deal of the Year, sub-£100m.

The nominated deal, which completed in January 2014, featured a total cash consideration of £14.5m. Other nominated advisors in the above categories include: Deloitte, PwC, Allen & Overy, Olswang, and KPMG.

“The inaugural Dealmakers’ Awards will recognise the leading transactions, restructurings, deal financings, products and services, and firms from the United Kingdom and Europe,” says David Ferguson, President of The M&A Advisor.

“We are honoured to be able to celebrate the creativity, perseverance and ingenuity of our industry’s professionals and to recognise the contribution that the 2014 award finalists have made in the global market,” adds Ferguson.